I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve become a total sock knitting addict lately, having picked up the double pointed needles for the first time last September and following Christine’s awesome tutorials over at Winwick Mum. With the sock knitting obsession comes the discovery of the joys of sock yarn. If you haven’t […]

Over the course of running this blog, I’ve made no secret of my love for exciting yarns. If it’s got more than one colour in it, I’m all in. I love hand-dyed yarns, gradient yarns, self striping sock yarns and generally anything interesting. I love working with a fun yarn, and using a simple technique […]

Ok, that’s a lie – I also want other crafty things. But in general, I’m hoping Santa takes the hint this year and delivers a load of crafty goodness on Christmas day. As it’s November now, I think I’m allowed to write my Christmas list! Here are a few of the items I’m currently obsessing […]

I must confess, I don’t really have enough for a full post here but I just have to share! I’ve been after a yarn bowl for absolutely ages. I first saw them at Unravel last year – these magical bowls stop your yarn from dancing around the room while you’re busy working with it. The […]

This time in the My Favourite Yarns series, I’m going to be looking at King Cole Cottonsoft DK – a yarn I am obsessed with for Tunisian crochet in particular. King Cole Cottonsoft DK – Overview King Cole Cottonsoft DK is a Double Knitting weight 100% cotton yarn which is available in 28 colours. It […]

In this new series, I’m going to take a look at some of my favourite yarns, what is so great about them and what kind of projects I would recommend them for. To kick off, I thought I’d take a look at what I’ve come to see as my default yarn – the wonder that […]

Last weekend we had our annual doggy holiday, and we’re all still in a bit of a blissed out, “I-want-to-move-there” state after a fantastic few days in rural Somerset. This was in our garden – can you spot Poppy hiding in the dappled shade? Last year we took Poppy away for the first time to Scotland […]

I never thought I needed or wanted a yarn winder. I was happy enough with using yarn directly from the ball, or, when I had a hank to work from, sticking it on the back of a chair/around my knees/on my long-suffering husband’s outstretched arms and winding it by hand. Then I went to Imagiknit […]

Sunday already! It’s been a busy crochet week, as per usual. A few projects have been started which are helping me get over finishing my Sophie’s Universe blanket, and I’ve got some exciting stuff coming up. Finally getting to a succulent pattern in happy with #craft #crochet #crochetflowers #handmade #patterndesign #sundaycrochet A photo posted by Elsie […]

I was so excited when the lovely Jenny at Artesano Yarns agreed to an interview that I did a little happy dance! I approached Jenny because I’m a huge Artesano fan, having turned to their fantastic yarns for a number of special projects in the past, and I continue to use them regularly. Artesano have […]

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So, having a WIP week might have been pushing it with the size of the projects I’ve undertaken lately – I’m still beavering away on all of them… oops! Having said that, despite some annoying pattern mishaps (an advert for hiring a tech editor if ever I saw one), I’m absolutely loving it and having […]

Ok, I’m not American. But I’m so happy about their legalisation of gay marriage – I wish I’d been partying in San Francisco last night! And who doesn’t love a rainbow or two? Here’s a round up of some of the best crochet rainbows I’ve seen in the online crochet world – enjoy! Bright Rainbow Colour […]